diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 420b9983..85501357 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ install_requires =
         colander
         ColanderAlchemy
         cornice
+        cornice-swagger
         humanize
         Mako
         markdown
diff --git a/tailbone/api/common.py b/tailbone/api/common.py
index cd663d53..30dfeab1 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/common.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/common.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from rattail.db import model
 from rattail.mail import send_email
 
 from cornice import Service
+from cornice.service import get_services
+from cornice_swagger import CorniceSwagger
 
 import tailbone
 from tailbone import forms
@@ -109,12 +111,22 @@ class CommonView(APIView):
 
         return {'error': "Form did not validate!"}
 
+    def swagger(self):
+        doc = CorniceSwagger(get_services())
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        spec = doc.generate(f"{app.get_node_title()} API docs",
+                            app.get_version(),
+                            base_path='/api') # TODO
+        return spec
+
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
         cls._common_defaults(config)
 
     @classmethod
     def _common_defaults(cls, config):
+        rattail_config = config.registry.settings.get('rattail_config')
+        app = rattail_config.get_app()
 
         # about
         about = Service(name='about', path='/about')
@@ -127,6 +139,14 @@ class CommonView(APIView):
                           permission='common.feedback')
         config.add_cornice_service(feedback)
 
+        # swagger
+        swagger = Service(name='swagger',
+                          path='/swagger.json',
+                          description=f"OpenAPI documentation for {app.get_title()}")
+        swagger.add_view('GET', 'swagger', klass=cls,
+                         permission='common.api_swagger')
+        config.add_cornice_service(swagger)
+
 
 def defaults(config, **kwargs):
     base = globals()
diff --git a/tailbone/views/common.py b/tailbone/views/common.py
index e8d37904..7d1cd402 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/common.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/common.py
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ class CommonView(View):
         config.add_tailbone_permission('common', 'common.edit_help',
                                        "Edit help info for *any* page")
 
+        # API swagger
+        if rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'expose_api_swagger'):
+            config.add_tailbone_permission('common', 'common.api_swagger',
+                                           "Explore the API with Swagger tools")
+
         # home
         config.add_route('home', '/')
         config.add_view(cls, attr='home', route_name='home', renderer='/home.mako')